Psychometric properties of the scale for assessing the behavioral traits of gifted students in the eighth grade in the capital, Sana'a

Abstract

This research aimed to verify the psychometric properties of the Renzulli Scale for Estimating the Behavioral Characteristics of the Gifted. It was applied to a sample of (601) male and female students in the eighth grade of the most outstanding schools in the capital Sana'a, with the response of a sample of their teachers amounting to (38) male and female teachers. The study followed the descriptive approach and included three tools: the Renzulli Scale for Estimating the Behavioral Characteristics of the Gifted in the following dimensions: learning, creativity, motivation, leadership, the Standard Progressive Matrices Test, and academic achievement. The following statistical methods were used: percentage, Pearson correlation coefficient, t-test for two independent samples, and alpha-Cronbach's reliability coefficient. The results of the study showed that the Renzulli Scale for Estimating Behavioral Characteristics of the Gifted has a high degree of validity in its types: content validity, concurrent validity with the Progressive Matrices Test and with academic achievement, and construct validity indicators represented by internal consistency validity and discriminant validity. The results also showed that the scale has a high degree of stability in its types: repetition validity, split-half validity, and alpha-Cronbach's reliability. Accordingly, the scale has good psychometric properties in the Yemeni environment. The study recommended using the scale to identify gifted students in Yemen, and training teachers to use the scale so that their responses are accurate and objective.